1. Not Just for Emergencies Anymore.
- Author
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Selingo, Jeffrey
- Subjects
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TECHNOLOGY & older people , *CELL phones , *OLDER people , *CELL phone systems , *PERSONAL communication service systems , *CORDLESS telephones , *WIRELESS communications - Abstract
Focuses on the ways in which cellular telephones have become a part of older people's lives in the United States. Use of cellular telephones by older people to keep in touch with their children and grandchildren; Report that half of U.S. citizens ages 65 to 74 own mobile telephones; Statement that the wireless industry focuses its marketing efforts to younger people; Services offered to older cellular telephone users. INSET: When Friends Are Family.
- Published
- 2005